perception Quotes

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.

I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.

Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike.